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The Potano (also Potanou or Potavou) tribe lived in north-central Florida at the time of first European contact. Their territory included what is now Alachua County the northern half of Marion County and the western part of Putnam County. This territory corresponds to that of the Alachua culture which lasted from about 700 until 1700. The Potano were among the many tribes of the Timucua people and spoke a dialect of the Timucua language.
